Finished school and some stuff after, all before jun.20

Well, just realized, it's just been too long since I wrote one of these things. Thought it would be best if I went ahead and just GOT TO IT. So here goes.
School finally ended on June 15th for me. A product I am taking I believe helped with the stress. I didn't stress out half as much about exams as I normally do, and it was quite a change. God definitely helped as well. Especially with Algebra 2. I KNEW that I was going to receive a B for the year, but for some reason I did pretty darn well on the exam, didn't stress too much, and ended up with a flat out 90%. UNbelievable as math is my worst subject. So that's about it for school. It ended. Finally. Frreedomm has arrived. Now, onto what to do with the freedom.
I have read quite a lot, INCLUDING an Elisabeth Elliot book. Hate to admit it, but it is the first I have read of hers. (If you don't know who this amazing woman is, not your worry.) If you do know, yes, you can beat me up or shake your finger at me the next time you see me. (The latter..Preferably) Reading and some crazy partying and beach going. (These last two, just can't "fit" here in this bloggy..)
The day after school ended for my sister, we went cherry picking. Something I have not done in... Over 12 years. Wow, what fun. Pick and eat. All you can eat cherries. Ooh, Heaven. I bet anything Heaven will have the best cherries and fruit ever. Ahh, can't wait. Okay, so at the cherry picking farm there was... Yes, a typical mountain homeschooling family. Ah, poor guys. It was all I could do to not laugh. Stringy hair, dirty finger nails, boots, stained tennis shoes. You get the picture. As we were picking something beyond hilarity occurred. A few members of the family were walking around and so we had to ask, "What are you all doing?" They replied, "We're on Cherry Patrol." Impressed beyond reason we asked, "Wow, what do you do?" A very knowledgeable, and important mind you, young man (ahem, 7 yrs of age most likely) answered for them all, "We make sure that nobody is climbing the trees." Oh, excuse me! Please, continue! So there you have it, cherries and more cherries. Sadly, we ate them in just about 3 days. Indeed, I, and we Shepards, inhale cherries. Among other fruit. Made some bucks by picking some for neighbors. Pretty good deal.
The next day we definitely did something that [VERY] rarely happens. Going to SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO!!! Woah, couldn't believe it! Got there about 11:30am and stayed till 10. That night. Loong day, but we survived. The people I saw is a story in itself. I wore my Clemson Tiger hat and got two different families with their accents asking me if I was from South Carolina. Pretty neat. Impatient parents, whiny kids, the whole lot. Also saw a few too many little girls that were screaming everywhere they went. I suppose out of attempting to show enjoyment. But is it really necessary?! Oh well... There was one group of girl scouts. Oh man. I think only two leaders, and about 12 or 15 little squealing pigs. Oh! I mean, girls. Running like mad and shouting at the top of their lungs. I know I know, Shamu IS quite amazing jumping and belly flopping all over a tank that loses tons of water a day and succeeding in getting people soaked and jumping out of the water when he is 9k lps. and we humans are .01833 of that and CAN'T leave the water in a pool? Yes, incredible. BUT! Is it reallyy that necessary to scream through most of the show? I discovered which are more incredible though are the otters and penguins. Not because otters are my favorite animal (besides bears), but because otters and penguins. They're just.. Simple! They jump in the water. Have DEEP discussions with each other with their eyes closed. Eat. Sleep. Play. That's about it. These sea otters and these penguins. Apparently they can't be trained much at Sea World because they don't have shows. Thus, simpler lives. Not to mention pure cuteness. These otters scrubbing themselves vigerously as if the balance of the world rested on them, and just simply floating in the water with their strange fur. Then the penguins, especially the Emperor species which have meetings together. Maybe four or five at a time, standing in their packs. Just chillin' out. (No pun..) Just hangin' there, talkin' about the weather, how the free food was and how the sky today, yet again, was pretty dark. (I learned that pretty much year around penguins live in almost darkness.) Two more things about this crazy day. Had BBQ Ribs for dinner. I guess some people *cough* me, don't care. I mean really, ribs are pretty difficult to eat. So, I guess you could say I had fun. Yes, I looked like a two year old. Yes, I had to go to the restroom only to find that the restroom had automatic faucets that did NOT come out strongly. Yes, I probably did have have some traces left after at least 5 minutes of washing. But, I'm Theo, and ribs should be eaten messily. The last thing about Sea World is the staff working. I really wonder what the lady's requirements are for participating in a show like the ones I saw today. No joke, every lady on "stage" was, fit. It amazed me. Sad detail, but it's true. America is going to "spam". I say spam, just because that was the first food that came to mind that is pretty high in fat. Sad day. (Saw a commercial for "More Love" or something like that in which it's a bachelor show where they have a shallow guy get on and pick a "normal" lady.) The other thing about these female trainers, was their energy they put into their shows. It made me laugh. Blond hair, all smiles, swimming around with animals that could kill them with a gentle sweep of a tail or little nibble on the neck. They made it look so easy, it makes you wonder what classes they had to take to put on the shows they did.
I feel like this whole blog has been purely me spouting useless information. Umm, yep, that's about right. Some deep parting words you want of me? *racking brain* Ah! Read on to read a crazy story about what happened on June 20th!! Wait, um. Yes. Everyone, continue to people watch please. It is a valuable...pass time/tool. People can be the silliest ever and it's pretty cool how we're still here on this planet, although... In all truth, we should have been gone... OH I don't know, many years back. Many.